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Stoke 0-0 Everton 1330 BST
GOALFLASHES AND MAJOR INCIDENTS (all times BST)
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By Caroline Cheese
1403: Not seen a great deal from Marouane Fellaini, but he is allowed a bit of space for a shot from distance which hits the defender. "He looks like Screech from Saved By The Bell," says one wag on 606. That's a comparison every boy with short, curly hair is forced to put up with isn't it?
1359: Victor Anichebe stays down injured, but there's no whistle from the ref so Stoke play on. Ricardo Fuller collects the ball on the left and beats Phil Neville but is eventually muscled out of it in the penalty area.
1357: Rory Delap throws the ball 38m. That's not the longest on record though. Oh no. That honour goes to Notts County's Andy Legg, who managed 44.6m in 1992. So there we are.
1353: Rory Delap has another go at one of his terrifically long throws. Better this time, but Tim Howard collects.
1348: Stoke are doing a good job of not allowing Everton to settle. They look the more likely scorers at the moment too. Dave Kitson hammers the ball across goal but the Toffees clear.
1344: Nice move from Stoke. Liam Lawrence delivers the return ball for the pacy Ricardo Fuller, whose shot from a difficult angle is taken by Tim Howard. Promising from the hosts though.
1343: Fuller is back on his feet. It's all a bit bitty so far.
1342: Ricardo Fuller goes charging down the left wing, but is stopped by a brilliant tackle from Joseph Yobo. The Stoke winger stays down. Griffin is continuing for now...
1340: Stoke look like they'll be forced into a very early change, with Andy Griffin - who was a doubt before the game - hobbling about.
1337: "Blackburn will be in the bottom three no matter what after this game. I guess it's like watching your own death. Or you know, not."
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1334: Stoke striker Dave Kitson wins a free-kick just outside the area but Liam Lawrence's effort pings off the wall. That gives Rory Delap his first throw-in opportunity - and he chucks it right onto the top of the goal, which is quite impressive but ultimately pointless.
1332: Away we go...
1328: Here come the teams from the tunnel in the corner of the Britannia Stadium. Marouane Fellaini is a very tall fella, isn't he? Aided by a lovely head of hair.
1326: "If Stoke get any positive result today, none of the teams that came up will be in the bottom three. Could be a classic relegation fight this year."
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1324: "Everton's have got one hell of a week: Stoke today, Bog Standard Liege on Thursday and fourth-in-the-table, Europe-chasing Hull City next Sunday."
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1318: Odd tale from the News of the World this morning. Everton boss David Moyes has missed out on Ј200,000 by not signing the new contract which was offered to him six weeks ago. He's missed out on an extra Ј30,000 a week, but is expected to sign in the next few days.
1313: As the sun beats down in London, it's absolutely chucking it down in Monza where Lewis Hamilton is attempting to overtake Kimi Raikkonen for... 12th place. Bonkers. The dashing Sam Lyon will take you through the drama.
1311: "Am sitting on a sunbed in Provence expecting a win for the Blues! Don't let me down Cheese!"
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1306: TEAM NEWS
A massive boost for Everton as Tim Cahill returns for the first time since he broke a bone in his foot in March, while Marouane Fellaini and Segundo Castillo make their debuts in midfield. That means Phil Jagielka moves back into central defence with Joleon Lescott returning to left-back. Striker Victor Anichebe starts for the first time this season. Stoke give debuts to Danny Higginbotham and Ibrahima Sonko. Abdoulaye Faye fills in for Amdy Faye in midfield, with Sonko plugging the hole in defence.
1302: You reckon I don't think this game is huge? Sitting to my left is an Everton fan, sitting opposite me a Stoke supporter. Sparks will fly and I cannot wait...
1259: "Don't take the mick Cheesey. It isn't a huge game, but better than Sunderland-Wigan nonetheless. Everton were in Europe last season and this season. Stoke, newly promoted, I could see lots of goals, especially with the shoddy defending that Everton have produced of late. Also, Cahill starts."
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1256: TEAMS Stoke v Everton
Stoke: Sorensen, Griffin, Cort, Sonko, Higginbotham, Lawrence, Abdoulaye Faye, Olofinjana, Delap, Kitson, Fuller. Subs: Simonsen, Whelan, Cresswell, Sidibe, Shawcross, Tonge, Wilkinson.
Everton: Howard, Neville, Yobo, Jagielka, Lescott, Anichebe, Castillo, Cahill, Fellaini, Arteta, Yakubu. Subs: Nash, Baines, Vaughan, Valente, Rodwell, Kissock, Baxter.
1251: It was way, way back in April 1985 when these two teams last met in the league. A month later, I had saved up enough pocket money to buy my first ever album: A-Ha's Hunting High And Low. And if you think that's bad, my second album was Luxury of Life by Five Star.
1245: Welcome to Grand Slam Super Sensational Sunday featuring the relegation six-pointer between Stoke and Everton - the first time these two teams have met in the league for 23 years. Huge.
(BBC)
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